Word: sexism
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...often create an uncomfortable environment for female guests (who, admittedly, enter the clubs of their own free will), they are sexist. One part of the Owl's new policy, which stipulates that at least one of a member's two guests must be female, is another example of that sexism. The College has chosen not to recognize final clubs because of their male-only status...
According to Adam A. Sofen '01, co-chair of the B.G.L.T.S.A, cultural presumption in the sphere of sexuality manifests its itself as "hetero-sexism," which is "the presumption that everyone is straight." Sofen notes, "This is not malignant per se, but it is harmful." In the feminist movement one finds this concern raised particularly with regard to language. The word "freshman" is not overtly offensive, but according to feminists it carries the presumption that everyone to whom it refers is male, no matter how vigorously one protests that it is being used in a gender-neutral sense. Therefore, campus feminists...
...last elements have the potential to be affected by co-ed casting; dramatic transvestism could be maintained (and turned to good use) by full or partial cross-casting, and the sexual humor may actually be increased. Egalitarian casting would be the first step towards the elimination of homophobia, sexism and racism from the scripts...
...call for a new campus newspaper that reflects a campus-wide commitment to ending racism, sexism, and homophobia, and promotes a vision of cultural empathy and understanding," they wrote...
...Will Men Ever Stop?": Besides the blatant sexism that has everything to do with a personal vendetta and nothing to do with constructive argument, Jenny Heller mounts an attack upon strip clubs. Urinate upon an altar, torture puppies, but for God's sake, do not attack the most sacred institution known to man! Strip clubs are both a great way to relax and enjoy fine company, as well as a way for Harvard males to escape the repressed, angry and sadistic man-hating that occurs with all too much frequency here. RUSSELL E. SCHMIDT...